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Today’s edition · Mon., Nov. 9

Radar finds evidence of 56 burials at Mount Zion cemetery

Plus, Mezze opens on Wildcat Way and RYR Endurance Race Weekend returns Nov. 14-15.

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Mount Zion

Only two headstones remained in the Black cemetery behind Cumberland Presbyterian Church near Philpot, but a recent ground-penetrating radar search revealed evidence of 56 burials, including two areas identified as mass graves. The Daviess County Public Library 's cemetery research club organized the search. The Owensboro Times

Radar found evidence of 56 burials at Mount Zion

56
burials with evidence found by radar
2
areas identified as mass graves
2
headstones that remained

Source: The Owensboro Times

New eats

If you've followed Mezze's food truck, the business opened Friday at 5010 Wildcat Way, Suite 2. Owner Marc McCoy also plans to offer Middle Eastern groceries at the new location. The Owensboro Times

Race weekend

RYR Endurance Race Weekend returns Nov. 14-15 for its third year at , raising money for the Wendell Foster Center. It offers a 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon and 50K ultramarathon, and participants from 19 states are expected. The Owensboro Times

Convention Center

The Owensboro Convention Center is one of 25 venues nationwide to earn Exhibitor Group's 2027 Centers of Excellence recognition. Surveys of event planners, show organizers and exhibit managers helped determine the honorees. The Owensboro Times

Dance teams

Daviess County edged out Hopkins County Central by 0.52 points to win Hip Hop Large at the regional at Taylor County High School. The team also took second in Game Day and qualified for state in both, and Apollo won a Region 1 title too. The Owensboro Times

Beauty

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The Wrap

Lunch break, meet bluegrass. The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum has a brand-new weekly concert series called Sounds of Bluegrass, and Frank Evans is on the Woodward Theatre stage Wednesday, Nov. 11. It's a midday set, so you can fit in a little banjo between meetings. Pick it up and pluck away.

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Radar finds evidence of 56 burials at Mount Zion cemetery

Plus, Mezze opens on Wildcat Way and RYR Endurance Race Weekend returns Nov. 14-15.

The TLDR

  1. Radar finds evidence of 56 burials at Mount Zion cemetery
  2. Mezze Street Kitchen opens a storefront on Wildcat Way
  3. RYR Endurance Race Weekend returns Nov. 14-15
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